painful

adjective/ˈpeɪnfəl/

Frequency rank: #2,733 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Causing pain.

Illustration for the English word “painful”

Example sentence

The burn was so painful that I couldn't sleep all night.

Synonyms & related words

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